Job Purpose

Engineer, Drilling is responsible for planning, designing, executing, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating drilling operations to improve the drilling performance, operational safety, cost control, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. The jobholder also initiates bidding and/or negotiating for third party services contracts and ensure quality of services.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare well designs, detailed drilling programs and budgets for the wells in accordance with company’s standards, based on the well objectives specified by the subsurface team
• Utilize 3rd party application for well planning and well design (compass, stress check, wellcat.etc)
• Learn and apply PTTEP Well Delivery Process (WDP) for well design, execution and After Action Review & LL
• Conduct engineering studies of new technology/methodology and optimization related to well engineering and make technical recommendations to continually improve operations efficiency
• Support drilling related in different projects, e.g., Geothermal, H2, CCS and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Review, track and analyse all of drilling operations and implement the solution utilizing data-driven decision to improve drilling operations in terms of time, cost and safety
• Utilize visualization tools (Spotfire, PowerBI) and adapt digital solution including Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to optimize work and process
• Support digital transformation team to develop drilling database for more efficiency in data analysis
• Contribute to develop and improve drilling standards for exploration/delineation and development drilling activities and ensure that it is in line with Well Management System (WMS)
• Contribute to the optimization and the cost reduction of exploration/delineation and development drilling activities while maintaining a high level of safety standards
• Coordinate and liaise with service providers to assure continuity, effectiveness and efficiency of the operations.
• Monitor and manage financial performance, minimize cost and rigs downtime, maximize performance, monitor and report profits and losses
• Initiate bidding and/or negotiating for third party services as well as prepare and manage drilling contracts.
• Ensure equipment and materials required for the drilling operations are specified in detail and ordered in time, complying with the Procurement and Contracting process and the Contractor Management System.
• Visit designated operations area on frequent basis to foster safe operations and focus on performance.

SSHE

• Contribute to HAZID/HAZOP activities, Risk Assessment, SSHE reviews and follow-up of action items
• Ensure that high SSHE standards and technical integrity is maintained in all designs and programs
• Ensure the compliance with SSHE Management System, Well Management System (WMS) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Professional Knowledge & Experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-year experience in drilling operations, including 2-year experience as Supervisor, Drilling Operations of offshore assets and offshore rig
• Knowledge of performance optimization, supplier management, and materials procurement, service contracts, and SSHE for drilling operations
• Good in written and spoken English skills

Additional Desirable Qualification

• Analytical and presentation skill
• Spotfire, PowerBI, basic Python, RPA